R. Madhavan Quotes
It's very embarrassing to talk of your own work before shooting for it and even before it is released. I have been a witness to many of our actors turning red-faced after their films release. I'd rather not be there.
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Quinoa is great for lazy day cooking because it's packed with complete proteins, but it cooks in only 20 minutes. And, you can flavor it any way you wish! I make mine with onions, lots of ground ginger, turmeric and coriander, and then whatever dried fruit and nuts I have around.
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I think that we are trying to put data communications, telecommunications and media communications together and be the No. 1 player there.
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As a unique person, I was bullied badly as a teen.
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We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.
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It is as difficult to define or classify Islamic cinema as it would be a Christian, Jewish or Buddhist one.
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He who binds his soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.
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I cannot remember a time when the question of why people behave as they do was not intensely interesting to me. The desire to understand was very important. When I was young, I was aware of the fact that much of the time, the reasons a person gave for his actions were not the actual reasons.
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I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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I'm just trying to approach what I make with as much respect and research as I can, and just make it with a good heart.
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The last romantic novel I think I read was 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles.'
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I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.
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I'm triggering acoustic instruments. I'm literally beating, smacking, hitting, blowing, doing physical things. It's an incredibly exciting way to make music.
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Even if I only had 10 readers, I'd rather do the book for them than for a million readers online.
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I'm particularly drawn to actors in their own little drama. I find it's that area I'm very alive to. And I don't encounter it that often. You have to be far from civilization, you have to be far from New York or London to find people who do that.
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I had an idea when I was 18 or 19 to start tutoring people, like the way that people get tutored in saxophone or guitar, but for production. I really enjoyed it, but I don't have time for that any more.
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I'm personally looking for artists that are along the lines of today's pop stars. Whether it be a Rihanna or a Justin Bieber or a Kanye West or a Beyonce or a Lady Gaga, I'm looking for talent that's like that, that's what I love.
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Religious symbols should be visible in public space, in a dignified and non-provocative manner. Christmas trees here, Jewish menorahs there and, further along, a minaret - these symbols represent human life in all its diversity.
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My real heroes have always been sportswriters.
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The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.
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A lot of the offers I get are for these innocent 16-year-olds, and I turn down a lot of stuff because it's the same-old same-old. The whole point of wanting to act is trying to change it up, and I want to experience everything.
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The New England conscience does not stop you from doing what you shouldn't-it just stops you from enjoying it.
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El mal, débil, me agita; fuerte, me calma.
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Singer/songwriters spend two or three years making an album, and then it goes up for sale and everybody pirates it and you don't make any money. Whereas, writing a film score you still get presented with a paycheck.
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It's very embarrassing to talk of your own work before shooting for it and even before it is released. I have been a witness to many of our actors turning red-faced after their films release. I'd rather not be there.
